Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994

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The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that deregulated interstate banking by allowing bank holding companies and banks to expand and operate branches across state lines, reshaping the national banking landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
banking law
allows interstate acquisition of banks by bank holding companies
interstate branching by banks
alsoKnownAs Riegle-Neal Act
amends Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
appliesTo FDIC-insured banks
national banks
state-chartered banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System
citation 108 Stat. 2338
containsProvision branching across state lines through mergers
community reinvestment and consumer protection standards for interstate banks
host state law applicability to interstate branches
interstate bank mergers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted September 29, 1994
effect deregulation of interstate banking restrictions
facilitation of nationwide banking organizations
preemption of many state barriers to interstate branching
enactedBy United States Congress
historicalContext followed savings and loan crisis reforms of the late 1980s and early 1990s
impact accelerated consolidation in the U.S. banking industry
reduced importance of state geographic restrictions on banking
reshaped U.S. banking structure toward nationwide institutions
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
language English
legislativeBody 103rd United States Congress
limits concentration of banking resources through deposit caps
namedAfter Alfonse M. D'Amato (Neal reference is sometimes associated with Rep. Stephen L. Neal)
Donald W. Riegle Jr.
objective enhance safety and soundness of the banking system
increase efficiency of banking organizations
promote competition in banking markets
permits nationwide banking networks subject to certain conditions
primarySubject branch banking
interstate banking
publicLawNumber Public Law 103-328
regulates bank holding companies
commercial banks
relatedTo Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
McFadden Act of 1927
requires compliance with Community Reinvestment Act for interstate expansion
signedBy Bill Clinton
subjectArea bank supervision
financial regulation
yearEnacted 1994

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Community Reinvestment Act amendedBy Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
Donald W. Riegle Jr. notableWork Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
Donald W. Riegle Jr. sponsored Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
Riegle sponsored Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
subject surface form: Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Riegle-Neal Act title Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
subject surface form: Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
McFadden Act of 1927 relatedTo Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
this entity surface form: Riegle–Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
McFadden Act of 1927 partiallySupersededBy Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
this entity surface form: Riegle–Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994